Creating Cache proxy bypass rule for 10.0

This article applies to:

• SWG 10.x

Question:

• How do I create a rule that allows content to bypass the caching proxy and not go through Squid?

Procedure:

Create a URL list, an Upstream Proxy, and an Upstream Proxy Policy. 

Create Cache proxy bypass URL list:       

1.  Navigate to Policies -> Condition Settings -> URL lists 
2.  Right click on URL Lists folder and click “Add URL List”
3.  Name the new list “Cache Proxy Bypass”
4.  Click the + icon in the URL list column and add the site example: *.ntrs.nasa.gov/* 
5.  Click Save

Your listing should look like this… 

Once your list is created navigate to:

1. Policies -> Condition Settings -> Upstream Proxy
2. Right click the Upstream Proxy folder and click “Add component”
3. Name the new proxy “Bypass Cache Proxy”
4. Un-check the bottom box for “Enable caching per whole proxy definition”
5. No other settings should be made, so click Save.

Your new proxy should look like this…

Once your proxy is set, navigate to:

1. Polices-> Upstream Proxy
2. Right Click the Default Upstream Proxy and click “Duplicate Policy”
3. Name this “Custom Cache Proxy” and click Save
4. Right click the Policy name “Custom Cache Proxy” and select “Add Rule”
5. Name the rule “Bypass”
6. Enable the rule. The action should be “Bypass Cache Proxy”.
7. Click Save

1.  Right click the “Bypass” rule and select “Add Condition”
2.  Condition name should be “URL Lists”. Applies to: “Any of the items selected below”
3.  Select the URL list that was created previously: “Bypass Proxy Cache”
4.  Click Save

Your new rule should look like this…

Once this is complete, Navigate to:

1. Administration -> System Settings -> M86 Devices -> Scanning Server -> General -> Device Polices
2. Change Upstream Proxy Policy to: “Custom Cache Proxy”
3. Click Save

When this is complete, be sure to Commit all changes.